"emollescence" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin e (“out”) + mollescere, inchoate from mollere (“to be soft”), mollis (“soft”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|e||out}} Latin e (“out”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} emollescence (uncountable)
  1. That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-emollescence-en-noun-5sOHgioV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -escence, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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